Vivian Jane's Grand Entrance

I had a Dr's appointment on Saturday (yes, Saturday, I know, weird.) and told Cory that morning as we were getting ready, "You know, why don't you pack all your stuff...just in case." I had been taking my overnight bag into town with me every time, but Cory had just been keeping basically a change of underwear in there for himself. So this time he packed a bag, we brought all the paper work, and even the phone chargers!
At our appointment, Dr. Kurian checked me and was surprised when he discovered I was already dilated to a 4, and he was feeling contractions I was having. Of course, I wasn't feeling ANY of these things, but casually joked that if he wasn't doing anything later today and wanted to deliver a baby, that'd be fine with us. Ha!
He looked at me and responded, "You know, today's better for me too, and I actually think you're in early labor anyway! Why don't you go grab some lunch and meet me at the hospital in about 2 hours."
Sweet!
Of course when I got to L&D 2 hours later the nurse that I despise was there and all angry that I had eaten, didn't believe that the Dr had really sent me on a Saturday OR that he had told me to eat lunch. I heard her in the hall while I was changing saying, "It just doesn't make sense, or add up."
I wanted to pull the curtain back and yell, "I'M NOT MAKING THIS UP LADY!"
Luckily, when Dr. Kurian showed up, he set her straight. I have a feeling he doesn't like her either.

While I was being hooked up, they confirmed that yes, I was in fact in labor, and that she was having some decels. Great. Both of my boys had decels during labor too. In fact, it's why Carter was my first c-section.
When the first nurse checked me, she immediately and somehow calmly (somehow OB nurses have the ability to calmly freak out, it's a special skill) freaked out because the thought she felt a prolapsed cord. (That's a cord that's coming out before the baby - which is very dangerous) About 8 people rushed into the room and I had about 80 bajillion hands in my hoo-ha within 60 seconds. After much debating, it was decided it wasn't the cord, but that the baby must have just been laying on the cord in utero. During the decel, I was prepped very very quickly (all the while the whole everyone 's hands in my hoo-ha was going on) but little girl decided to behave the rest of the time. We were able to take our time getting to the actual OR, put in my spinal and get going at a much more relaxed pace.

After only about 15 minutes, Vivian Jane was born! She came out crying and pink and wonderfully healthy! What a blessing!






Cory got to 'trim' the cord after she was out of the sterile field of the section.



This is after the anesthesiologist had given me something 'extra' in my IV. I was having a hard time focusing.



She was so warm when I kissed her!



In the recovery room. I got to nurse her right away!



My OR nurses



Her little foot



Holding Daddy's finger



Her first bath







Her first hat. I bought it on Etsy, LOVE it!



With Grandma


Big brother Carter was very excited to see her!



She's doing wonderfully right now and is only 3 oz away from her birth weight! She's a little jaundiced but we were able to get a take home billi blanket for the weekend. We'll check her levels agin on Monday and hopefully she'll be as good as new!